LSU announced Tuesday that it has named Stacia Haynie as the new dean of the LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences. If approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors, Haynie will begin July 1.

Stacia Haynie

Haynie, a J. W. Annison Jr. Family Alumni Professor in the LSU Department of Political Science, served as department chair, associate dean and interim dean of the LSU Graduate School, as well as vice provost for academic affairs.

“We are pleased to announce Stacia Haynie as the dean of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences and to welcome her to the leadership team at LSU,” LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander said in a statement Tuesday. “She has had an impressive career as both a faculty member and university administrator, and her experience will help to lead the college into the future.”

Haynie will replace Gaines M. Foster, who became dean in January 2011, after having served as interim dean since July 2009, the university says. Foster is returning to the faculty in the Department of History.

Haynie holds a bachelor’s degree in theater and a master’s degree in political science, both from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas.

In 1990, Haynie earned her Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Texas.

“The faculty, staff, students and alumni of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences have entrusted me with the honor of leading the college. Everything is possible with their support,” Haynie said in a statement.